Home Remedies for Diabetes
Many allopathic medicines have side effects, so patients have to face both the problem i.e. disease as well as the side effects of medicines and drugs. Nowadays herbal medicines are becoming popular, because of following reasons,
Benefits
- No side effects
- Easily available
- Long term effect
- Natural origin
- No chemicals
Home remedies
Mango leaves (Mangifera indica)
- Keep 4-5 mango leaves in a glass of water overnight. In the morning, drink this solution before eating or drinking.
- Add one spoon of dry mango leaves powder in a glass of water and drink it every morning. This will control sugar level in the blood.
Ash gourd (Benincasa hispida) and potato
- Ash gourd is a climbing herb with pumpkin like big fruits
- Four to five leaves of potato and ash gourd boil in a glass of water
- Remove the leaves and drink this herbal tea anytime in a day
Amla (Emlica officinalis)
- Amla or amalaki is very good for decreasing level of blood sugar
- Powder of dry leaves of amalaki; turmeric and fenugreek (small herb from legume family) add in a glass of water and mix one spoon lemon juice in it
- Drink this solution in morning time, it gives very good result for controlling blood sugar
Curry leaves (Helichrysum italicum)
- In the morning time chew eight to ten curry leaves on an empty stomach
- Curry leaves minimize the sugar level in the blood and urine
Jambul (Syzygium cumini)
- Jambul is tropical flowering tree. Fruits of Jambul tree are very important for controlling blood sugar
- It is studied, that seed and fruit juice both control sugar levels
- Seeds contain 'jamboline' glycoside, which controls break down of starch into simple sugar
- Add one spoon powder of dried jambul seeds into a cup of water or milk or curd and drink it twice in a day
- After burning bark of jambul tree white coloured ash is formed
- If the diabetes patient takes ten grams of bark ash in half cup of water in morning time it gives very good result for controlling sugar level
- Add similar amount of bitter gourd powder, amla powder and jambul seeds powder in a glass of water and drink this solution every morning
Bitter gourd
- According to research, in a bitter gourd plant insulin is present
- Plant insulin have similar property like insulin
- Bitter gourd keeps check on level of sugar in blood and urine
- Juice of 4-5 bitter gourd on an empty stomach is very beneficial
Parslane (Portulaca oleraceaa)
- Parslane is a small herb
- Seed of this plant should be consumed for three to four months
- Seeds stimulate the secretion of insulin
- Increase in insulin level will minimize the blood sugar
Avoid
- Junk food
- Food with high carbohydrate and starch
- Avoid excess salt
- Keep away from tea, coffee and alcohol
- Avoid bakery products
